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Facility Description

Thanks to the generous support of individuals, foundations, and corporations, The Barton Center features beautiful woodlands and fields, inviting ponds for swimming and boating, a new health and education center in North Oxford, a new dining facility in Charlton, beautiful log cabins, and recreational and dining areas.

The North Oxford Site

The site includes basketball, tennis, and volleyball courts as well as athletic fields and hiking trails. The swimming pool is open seasonally. In the winter, there is sledding.

The spacious "Great Room" of the George H. and Marie P. Chabot Health and Education Center or Fuller Dining Hall can be used for dining and larger meetings. Both buildings have cathedral ceilings and floor-to-ceiling stone fireplaces. There are numerous options for small group meeting space.

The fully equipped, "home-like" kitchen in the Chabot Health and Education Center and large commercial kitchen in the Fuller Dining Hall include multiple oven ranges, refrigerators, freezers, and dishwashers. Cooking utensils, dishes, and silverware are provided.

Charlton Facilities include:

A new state of the art dining hall

10 rustic cabins, some with indoor plumbing

Covered Pavilion for outdoor activities even in the rain

Hiking trails

20-acre pond for swimming, boating, and fishing

Tennis and basketball courts

Athletic fields for baseball, soccer, and archery

The Charlton Site

The site includes basketball and tennis courts as well as many athletic fields, 20-acre pond, and hiking trails, including the infamous "Hike to Heck."

The spacious Penta dining hall can accommodate large groups, has built-in audio-vision equipment, and contains a fully-equipped, large commercial kitchen. The space has a three-story cathedral ceiling and large stone fireplace.

Latest News & Events

Win a session at Clara Barton Camp, Camp Joslin, Vermont Overnight Camp or Barton Day Camp for your insulin-dependent child during the summer of 2016. Anyone may purchase tickets. If you do not have a child and you win, we will award a campership in your name to a child with financial need. For more information and a downloadable pdf, please click here.

Click to learn more and see a film of the Bionic Pancreas Study at Barton. For more information, please see our News page for press coverage and see articles about the study in our 2014 and 2013 fall newsletters.

Introducing a new program in a new location! Barton is excited to be teaming up with SLAMDiabetes to bring the fun and excitement of camp to kids in northern New England. Please join us at our first Barton overnight camp program in Vermont! This new program is just a short ride from Burlington, Vermont, and easily accessible from upstate New York, northern New Hampshire and Montreal. Click here for more information.